Best RPG characters

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2005-04-10 09:16pm

Blatantly ripped off from the annoying characters thread.

Now that we've heard you all rant about how much you hate certain characters, tell us which characters you don't want to have impaled through the eyes with rusty fishhooks, hung up by said hooks, and beaten with sticks like a pinata.

My contribution (in no particular order):
1. The oh-so-endearing HK-47 circa KOTOR 1 (not as big a fan in KOTOR 2), and the general disdain for organic meatbags that comes with him.
2. The ninja badass Shadow from Final Fantasy VI.
3. Frog from Chrono Trigger. Though his speech is a little grating, he kicks ass with a sword. (Strangely enough, in the Magus vs. Frog ending, he doesn't talk in a cartoonish Victorian way)
4. Canderous Ordo from KOTOR 1. Good, bad, he's the guy with the gun.
5. Jolee Bindo from the same game. It's just something about his weird rantings.
6. Minsc from the Baldur's Gate series. When he asks the pirate king in BGII where his eyepatch and parrot are (and then says that Boo and the parrot could wrassle), priceless.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2005-04-10 11:29pm

SABIN! Hands down, the man kicks all kinds of ass.

I on the other hand hated Minsc, I think he was a one dimensional character that totally stole the spotlight from a much cooler hero, Boo.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2005-04-10 11:35pm

Mellinia from Grandia 2 yes she was a babe but she was also a Demon and one of the nastier characters in a fight if powered up right. Also she had some nice special attacks

Nothing like using Spellbinding eye to paralyse the boss while the others beat it senseless.

Darth Sephiroth · Post by **Darth Sephiroth** » 2005-04-10 11:38pm

Sephiroth! While I am a rather big fan of Sephy, he was one of the coolest villains to ever come from fiction.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2005-04-10 11:59pm

Locke "Call me a treasure hunter or I'll rip your lungs out" and the Figaro bros. from FFVI. Edgar was a player and had a kickass special. The man could use a chainsaw! And Sabin kicked ass. "Do you think a minor thing like the end of the world could kill me?"

Cloud. I know, I know, most people hate him and I understand that. But I played FFVII after FFIX and trying to play FVIII and after Zidane's being overly heroic and Squall's not giving a shit, a main character who cared about the quest but for the sake of revenge (before the plot became overly complex anyway) was breath of fresh air.

The whole cast of CT, especially Frog.

Mission and Bastila from KOTOR, but only when together, and only because of the following conversation (paraphrased):

Mission: Hey, do you ever just hit somebody with the Force when they annoy you?

Bastilia: No! That's childish and unbecoming of a Jedi!

Mission: Childish? Hey, you're only a few years older than me! Don't go acting all superior and--(Mission falls down for no visible reason). Hey!

Bastila: What?

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-04-11 12:07am

1. Morte from Planescape: Torment.

2. Minsc from Baldur's Gate, and the sequels.

3. HK-47. Hilarious.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-04-11 12:09am

Sephiroth made for a fun and interesting villain. So I'll vote for him.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2005-04-11 12:10am

Tifa Lockheart from FF 7.

Cuase many a night the memory of her mammaries have kept me from drinking myself into a bodybag.

Seriously she was the first, and only, FF chick that ever struck me as attractive. I saw her and was like, "Damn Cloud! You better hit that!" and was shocked--SHOCKED--he was even looking at that annoying little priss Aries or however you spell her name.

Tifa was hot.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-04-11 12:15am

18-Till-I-Die wrote:Tifa Lockheart from FF 7.

Cuase many a night the memory of her mammaries have kept me from drinking myself into a bodybag.

Seriously she was the first, and only, FF chick that ever struck me as attractive. I saw her and was like, "Damn Cloud! You better hit that!" and was shocked--SHOCKED--he was even looking at that annoying little priss Aries or however you spell her name.

Tifa was hot.

I found Aeris to be the more attractive one, but I guess that's just me.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-04-11 01:08am

Yuri Hyuga. Any man who earns the name "Godslayer" by actually pulling it off earns respect in my book. Plus, how often do you actually get an RPG where the main lead is willing to use language that would fit right in on this board? It's one of the few where edits weren't done to tone down language ("baka" became "bite me" to keep the mouth motions similar).

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-04-11 02:43am

Pretty much all the KotOR characters. They're just excellent. Only exceptions being Kreia and Mission, whom I hated.

Anomen (BGII). Rock on.
Minsc and Boo are pretty hardcore too.
Yoshimo. Shame what happens.

Captain Carius (TESIII: Morrowind, Bloodmoon). Played a minor part and wasn't really a big developed character, but damn if I didn't miss him and damn if I wasn't happy to fight at his side later on.

Cyan (FF3/6). [Joe (Family Guy)]BRIIIIIING IIIIT OOOOOOON!!! LET'S DO THIS! ROCK THEIR WOOOORLD![/Joe]

Tzeentch · Post by **Tzeentch** » 2005-04-11 03:43am

Pretty much the whole cast from Planescape: Torment.

Kain from Blood Omen. Got to respect that kind of badassitude.

Pablo (I think that's his name) and Democratus from Anachronox. The first is an honest-to-god superhero. The second is a planet. That's right, an entire planet in your party. That game was awesome.

From Septerra Core (am I the only one who remembers this game?)

Aram - bounty hunter with detachable mechanical arms. Not a spectacular personality, but a brilliant design.

Badu - Nothing like a hulking thing that communicates via bioluminiscent patches on his forehead and fucks things up with a really big knife.

Selina - there's just something appealing about getting one of the bad guy's generals in your party. Plus, she's a badass.

SylasGaunt · Post by **SylasGaunt** » 2005-04-11 04:23am

The Dark wrote:Yuri Hyuga. Any man who earns the name "Godslayer" by actually pulling it off earns respect in my book. Plus, how often do you actually get an RPG where the main lead is willing to use language that would fit right in on this board? It's one of the few where edits weren't done to tone down language ("baka" became "bite me" to keep the mouth motions similar).

And man did they kick that one off right what with him getting an arm hacked off and then sticking it right back on.

I'm also rather fond of Serph from Digital Devil Saga.. and usually the silent leader annoys the hell out of me, but then seeing him shooting crossbow bolts out of the air in the intro helps make up for that.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-04-11 06:49am

1. Morte: You cannot argue with a skull who wants to get it on with...well...anything.

2. Misnc: Or really Boo. I don't care, love them both and they have truly some of the best lines as "There is so much of Minsc and Boo is so very tiny." or the ever classic "Go for the eyes, boo, THE EYES!!"

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-04-11 07:29am

Morte.

Minsc & Boo.

Anyone from Arcanum - all the characters were wonderful.

The Ivory and Ebony Princesses - Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - Worryingly alluring for pixellated character.

Peter the Phoenix - Shining Force II

That little tortoise dude (I called him Ed) - Shining Force II

The Guid · Post by **The Guid** » 2005-04-11 09:38am

Well since I am not about to be origonal I will at least be declamatory.

GO FOR THE EYES BOO!!!! GO FOR THE EYES!!!!!!

SEE BATTLE BOO! RUN BOO RUN!!!!
*squeak*

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-04-11 10:17am

Bastila "Begging to be fucked up the arse, but in a good way" Shan. I just like the character for some reason. She just fit in so well with the plot.

CANDEROUS! You want me to tell you of my war stories? My exploits? About the time I battled through fortifications, killed armies, and conquered whole worlds? Heh. Sure, let me tell you about the time I...

He was in Baldur's Gate, an Elven Ranger. Basically a kickass sniper. He'd hang back and kill things with his mighty bow of twangy badness. Can't remember his name, but I liked him. (I don't like Minsc though... the guy's just a fruitloop) Honestly though, I haven't even completed the game. Oh, I remember a girl - chaotic neautral, thief IIRC... she was HOT. She kept on hitting on me. I think she leaves you though, fed up if you're too much a goody two shoes (I think I had a pretty high rep at that point).

Atton Rand. He was cool. First time I played KOTOR 2 I was a chick. "Not that I'm complaining that you're interrogating me in your underwear..."

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2005-04-11 10:20am

In order...

Kain, from Legacy of Kain. Amazing powers, arrogance to the extreme, phenominal voice, and a great backstory. Thats all you really need.

Magus from Chrono Trigger. The man defeated a PROPHECY. You almost never see that.

Shadow from FFVI. Badass mercenaries always kick ass. Especially when he took on Kefka on his own on the Floating Continent.

Fei Fong Wong and Citan from Xenogears. Fei was indeed whiny for most of the game, but unlike Cloud and others, his complaints were justified, and his character was actually developed. And Citan was just a great character...especially when armed with his sword.

Kefka. Best FF villain. Hands down. After him, all FF villains (and indeed the whole Franchise) started to fall apart.

Cid from FFVII. "Sit down and drink your GODDAMN TEA". And anyone who lights dynamite with their cig is OK in my book.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-04-11 10:51am

Kefka for the villains. he was simply cool. though Grahf was pretty sweet in Xenogears, especially after you found out who he was.

also kind of liked Masa & Mune in Chrono Trigger. sure they were only bit players, but still . . .

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2005-04-11 12:13pm

Vyse.

Vyse is officially <i>The Man</i>. Not only does he never whine bitch or complain, but you slap him down, he comes back twice as hard, you lock him up, he'll steal your ship as he busts out, and literally every female, even the evil ones, want him.

He's like the bastard offspring of Han and Kirk.

The Man.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-04-11 01:59pm

Yesh, Vyse is indeed the man, and proof that teenage RPG heroes don't nessecarially have to be Angst-Boy-3000™
He actually loves his job, and frankly you just want to go with him and findout what's out there. Brilliant.

Also has a flying battle ship armed with Wave Motion Cannon. An essential part of every pirate's inventory.

Minsc is good for the western hero though. For compared to him, you are almost as smart as Boo. (Sometimes)

Side note: I really wanted Septerra Core, but could never find it.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2005-04-11 02:19pm

Half the Disgaea cast, first of all..
Etna, who constantly and obviously plots to kill you... but in an amusing way!

Super Robot Thursday. After all, who doesn't want a super robot named Thursday who starts every scentence with BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP?

Flonne, an angel that hangs out with demons, and calls out her moves in cheesy watches-too-much-anime style.. "Turbo attaaack!"

Any Homeworld Fleet Intelligence comm guy. Because it's funny to hear a guy sitting at a desk screaming his head off at the enemy of the week.

Lesse... FF8 Laguna. Mmmmmmmm, Laguna. *fangush*

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-04-11 02:24pm

I don't think Fleet intel counts as an RPG character somehow. But he's great. Plus, according to the fiction, he has an interesting personal life too.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2005-04-11 02:53pm

KotOR: Canderous and HK-47. HK for all his "meatbag" comments and what not, and Canderous for when he gets to his "Woe I'm an old Mandalorian" phase, makes me laugh.

FFX: Auron and Lulu. Auron, because he's a badass with a big sword and Lu Lu, because well... look at her!

Disgaea: Etna and the Prinnys. Etna, because like Nephtys said, it's funny when she's plotting to kill you and she's cute and the Prinnys, because they can be kinda funny at times.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-04-11 03:10pm

SylasGaunt wrote:
The Dark wrote:Yuri Hyuga. Any man who earns the name "Godslayer" by actually pulling it off earns respect in my book. Plus, how often do you actually get an RPG where the main lead is willing to use language that would fit right in on this board? It's one of the few where edits weren't done to tone down language ("baka" became "bite me" to keep the mouth motions similar).
And man did they kick that one off right what with him getting an arm hacked off and then sticking it right back on.

Not to mention what he does to Roger Bacon in that same cutscene. Have you played SH:C? He gets even more into it there. Yuri against Rasputin is one of the coolest cutscenes I've ever watched. No severed limbs, but someone ends up crying blood.

I like his cousin also, Kurando Inugami. Jutendouji is simply beastly in its power, and putting Kurando and Yuri in a party is basically telling an opponent not to even bother. Comboing Heavenquake! with either Die Scumbag! or For the Children... is just evil.

I dislike Joachim, though. Keith was much cooler. Actually, I nominate Keith Valentine as another "coolest" character. A vampire who joins the party because he's bored

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Clive from Wild Arms Advanced Third I liked also. Not sure why, but I liked him.